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6th ESENIAS Workshop: ESENIAS-TOOLS Kick-Off Meeting

The 6th ESENIAS Workshop: East and South European Network for Invasive Alien Species – A tool to support the management of alien species in Bulgaria (ESENIAS-TOOLS); ESENIAS-TOOLS Kick-Off Meeting will be held from 26th to 30th October 2015 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The workshop has been organised by the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBER-BAS) and ESENIAS, and supported by the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area 2009-2014, Programme BG03 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, within the ESENIAS-TOOLS project.

- Plan future work and organisation of this work within the working groups with the participation of experts from all ESENIAS countries;

- Share information on IAS related initiatives carried out at regional level, such as national and local monitoring schemes, risk assessments, control and eradication projects, management plans and national strategies, citizens activities and responsibilities;

- Seek further opportunities for cooperation and networking on IAS in the region and collaboration with other networks and projects, such as the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN).